Brian Johnson, Northwest History Network Associate

Professional Credentials

  • MLIS, Emporia State University
  • BA, History / Anthropology, Linfield College

Personal Statement

I am a Certified Archivist with over 20 years of providing access to local history. I am experienced in project management and have provided a wide variety of services to customers needing assistance with archival, records and research projects.

Areas of Specialization

  • Archival and collection project management
  • Collection preservation needs and assessment
  • Copyright issues
  • Local historical resource
  • Local history research
  • Historical photograph research and identification
  • Historical materials assessment, sales and brokering

Professional Associations

  • Academy of Certified Archivists
  • Northwest Archivists
  • Society of American Archivists
  • Northwest History Network

Selected Positions, Projects, and Publications

  • Director of Archival and Preservation Services, American History Savers, Inc. Clients include:
    • The Baldpate Inn, Colorado
    • University of New Mexico
    • Trails Club of Oregon
    • Numerous local authors, collectors and antiquarian dealers.
  • Portland Fire & Rescue. Arcadia Publishing, 2007

Contact Information:
503-415-0713
brian.johnson@amhist.com
http://americanhistorysavers.com/

 

 

 

Northwest History Associate Richard H Engeman
Attired for the Oregon Statehood Centennial

Professional Credentials

  • MA, History (Western American/Public history), University of Washington
  • MLS, Librarianship, University of Oregon
  • BA, American Studies, Reed College

Personal Statement

I am a public historian with a broad knowledge of Pacific Northwest history, and a commitment to making regional history accessible and meaningful to a wide audience.

Areas of Specialization

  • Transportation history (railroads, steamboats, streetcars, buses)
  • Regional foodways
  • Public markets
  • Architecture and historic preservation
  • Community history
  • Historical photographs, maps, ephemera, and archival resources
  • Historical tours
  • Public talks
  • Illustrated presentations

Professional Associations

  • National Council on Public History
  • American Association for State and Local History
  • Washington State Historical Society
  • Northwest History Network
  • Oregon Historical Society
  • Northwest Archivists

Selected Positions, Projects and Publications

  • Proprietor of Oregon Rediviva, LLC, since 2006. Clients have included the Victorian Society in America; Oregon Historical Society; Tamastslikt Cultural Institute
  • Employers have included the Oregon Historical Society, University of Washington Libraries, Southern Oregon Historical Society
  • The Oregon Companion: an Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane. Timber Press, 2009
  • Eating It Up in Eden: the Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Cookbook. White House Grocery Press, 2009
  • Wooden Beams and Railroad Ties: the History of Oregon’s Built Environment. Online publication at the Oregon History Project, Oregon Historical Society, 2005

Contact Information:the-oregon-companion-cover 503-235-9032
www.oregonrediviva.com